I applied through other source. The process took 1 day – interviewed at Princeton University (Princeton, NJ).

Interview

Typical interview with the head of the lab and the lab members. You give a presentation in the morning, meet with 4-5 lab members individually, go out to lunch and conclude with a meeting with the boss. An offer can them be given in person by the end of the day or you may be told you will be contacted shortly.

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Princeton University (Princeton, NJ).

Interview

Jobs for students are posted on the Student Employment Website. I submitted a resume and cover letter, followed by a short 20 minute interview about my resume. I worked for a politics professor and was able to work about 8 hours per week, whenever I wanted. We met once a week to discuss my research progress, and I self-reported hours into the payroll system.

I applied online. The process took 5 weeks – interviewed at Princeton University (Princeton, NJ).

Interview

A junior staff member gave me a tour of the office. She was very nice and geared the tour towards the position's responsibilities. The interview followed with the senior staff. The questions were basic but detailed. The interview took about 60 minutes.

Interview Questions

Behavioral questions such as "What would you do in certain situations." They wanted very detailed responses. 1 Answer

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at Princeton University (Princeton, NJ).

Interview

Resume sent online, phone call, brief chat, loooong 2 hour interview with Staffing HR, Department Manager, another manager, and 3 other Administrative Staff. Was pretty stuffy with HR and DM - but other staff more friendly. Got the feeling some tension within the team.

Interview Questions

Not so difficult, but recurring question regarding "how do you handle difficult personalities?" A lot of "behavioral" type questions. Answer Question

I applied online. The process took 3+ months – interviewed at Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) in April 2011.

Interview

Waited about 3 months for an interview, finally got a call. Went in the next day was greeted kindly, the people who interviewed me were great, made me feel welcome, gave me the tour, met everyone etc etc

I applied online. The process took 1 day – interviewed at Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) in May 2009.

Interview

standard postdoc interview drill. good papers and manners and you are in.

Negotiation

we will let u be part princeton cult. u shud work for free and feed on ur passion for science, but nih says we should give u 30k a year, we being generous will give you 35k a year. now go and publish papers.

I applied online. The process took 2+ months – interviewed at Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) in April 2009.

Interview

The interview for this position was an entire day with meetings scheduled with different individuals and with various groups. In addition, I had to give a presentation that was open to all staff. Most of the day went well. I met with the University Librarian, with the person to whom I would report, with some faculty members, and with various other staff and librarians with whom I would work or interact. A very grueling day. While most of the people were professional and seemed to want to give a good impression of the workplace, there were a few staff members in particular who were almost belligerent in the way in which they asked questions or addressed me. I understand the need to give a real perception of the workplace, but this was a little too real and I would not want to have to work with people such as those. The job may be at Princeton University, but it seems they have some internal housecleaning to do before they can expect to attract some qualified people.

Interview Questions

How would you change your teaching style for a different audience (graduate vs undergraduate student or faculty)? Answer Question

Reasons for Declining

I declined the offer because of the profoundly negative experience I had with some of the staff members who currently work at the Library. In fact, I withdrew my candidacy at the end of the interview day. The interview process/structure itself was fine but the people are not necessarily so.

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